On July 29, 2016 cooperation partners of RSEZ from Vitebsk Free Economic Zone and Vitebsk City Executive Committee visited RSEZ, in order to discuss further cooperation possibilities and mutually exchange the experience.
In open competition of Joint Municipal Institution “Rezekne Special Economic Zone Authority” for receiving funding from RSEZ Entrepreneurship Support Fund in 2016 projects of two RSEZ enterprises were supported.
With an aim to identify the most successful enterprises of RSEZ and to acknowledge their achievements for the fifth year RSEZ authority organizes the Competition of the RSEZ Year Award honouring RSEZ enterprises, which are actively and genuinely working in the territory of RSEZ, ensuring its development. By awarding prizes and diplomas RSEZ Year Award Competition will honour and recognize the accomplishments of RSEZ enterprises as well as their products and services.
In May 30 – 31 Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Canada to Latvia Alan Hausser visited Rezekne in an official visit with an aim to get acquainted with Rezekne, its business environment as well as education and culture opportunities. Ambassador had a meeting with the representatives of Rezekne City Council and RSEZ, visited RSEZ enterprises, culture and education institutions.
Economic indicators of RSEZ for several years are better than in the previous year and in separate positions have reached the highest indicators since the establishment of RSEZ. In the previous year turnover of RSEZ enterprises had reached 70.5 million euros, while 17.3 million euros had been invested in infrastructure and introduction of modern technologies.
With an aim to acquire experience in questions of investment attraction and revitalization of territories and popularize Rezekne Special Economic Zone on European level, representatives of RSEZ Authority and Rezekne City Council participated in the 2nd European Congress of Local Governments in Poland on April 5-6, 2016.
With an aim to find new markets for their products and new cooperation partners, the representatives of Rezekne Special Economic Zone companies from 16 to 18 of March 2016 had participated in working visit to the Netherlands, cities of Hague and Utrecht, which had been organized by entrepreneurs from Latgale.
Metal processing company “LEAX Rēzekne” and wood processing factory “VEREMS” had received awards in competition “Company of Rezekne Municipality 2015”. For the fourth year awards are traditionally granted on March 19 with an aim to evaluate the accomplishments and achievements of businesses in the previous year.
One of the largest manufacturing companies of the Rezekne region "VEREMS" RSEZ SIA celebrated its 20th anniversary in the beginning of 2016. The company is a subsidiary of the joint stock company AS “Latvijas Finieris” (“Latvian Plywood”) with specialisation in logging, woodworking, log purchasing and wholesale.
Summing up the preliminary performance indicators of the companies in 2015, it has to be recognized that the commercial enterprises of RSEZ have increased their turnover substantially, and the performance indicators will be better than in the previous year.